metric
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adjective
metric2
adjective
adjective
- of or based on the metre as a unit of length; relating to the metric system
米的；米制的，公制的
all measurements are given in metric form.
所有的计量都是公制。
■using the metric system
采用米制的，采用公制的
we should have gone metric years ago.
我们几年前早就该采用公制了。 - (Mathematics & Physics)relating to or denoting a metric
(数，物理)度规的
- (technical)a system or standard of measurement
(技)计量体系，衡量标准
■(Mathematics & Physics)a binary function of a topological space which gives, for any two points of the space, a value equal to the distance between them, or to a value treated as analogous to distance for the purpose of analysis
(数，物理)度规 - [mass noun](informal)metric units, or the metric system
(非正式)米制单位；米制
it's easier to work in metric.
用米制更容易操作。
- mid 19th cent. (as an adjective relating to length): from French métrique, from mètre (see metre)
metric2
adjective
- relating to or composed in a poetic metre
诗韵的；用诗体写的
- the metre of a poem
诗韵
- late 15th cent. (denoting the branch of study dealing with metre): via Latin from Greek metrikos, from metron (see metre)
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